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Can you go into more detail? I'm not trying to dispute what you say, but as someone who's never been in the military, I'm curious what kind of trouble soldiers

Can you go into more detail? I'm not trying to dispute what you say, but as someone who's never been in the military, I'm curious what kind of trouble soldiers are likely to run into.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
That's a really good question-I'd need to stop and think about a decent reply, because a lot of what I'd say wouldn't make any sense to someone who knows nothing about Army life.
ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
Off the top of my head I'd recommend this: https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/2vlug2/what_is_a_fuckfuck_game/ https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/2vlug2/what_is_a_fuck... The Army combines the worst aspects of civilian life back stabbing politics with the most stereotypical portrayals of inefficient and uncaring government bureaucracy. To top it off, what really does set it apart from both the civilian world and normal government is of course a hierarchical rank structure, which shit freely flows downhill towards those who can't stand up to it.
marktangotango 10y ago
Note he's talking specifically about active duty Army, not necessarily any other branch. I can relate a story as an example. I was enlisted in the late 90's and stationed Germany. I had a POV (personal vehicle) that I had to license/register. I had to drive to a neighboring facility to get to the license office. The office was closed, for some stupid reason (they where short staffed, and someone was out sick). The Area Military Police where in the same building, and I (stupidly) stopped a the desk sargeant and complained. I was escorted in to see the MP Sergeant Major, who yelled at me for a while, and took my ration card and confiscated my license plates (for no reason other than he could bully a lower enisted). So this all meant I had to leave my car, and take the train back to my home base. I was late, and got into a lot of trouble for that. Then, I had to beg and finagle to go back and get my car properly licensed a week later, when I was supposed to have already had it done. This all contributed to me getting a reputation as 'shit bag', do nothing low life of a private. You get a lot hell when you have that type of reputation; a lot of 'extra duty' and unfair treatment. Like being ordered to crawl through mud in near freezing weather, with no change of clothes and no oppurtunity to dry off for DAYS. But yeah, normal humans can't comprehend; fuckery. The term "fuck fuck" games from the reddit link is very fitting.
- ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
  I was actually a reservist :) And I'm a she not he :D

Can you go into more detail? I'm not trying to dispute what you say, but as someone who's never been in the military, I'm curious what kind of trouble soldiers are likely to run into.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago

That's a really good question-I'd need to stop and think about a decent reply, because a lot of what I'd say wouldn't make any sense to someone who knows nothing about Army life.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago

Off the top of my head I'd recommend this: https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/2vlug2/what_is_a_fuckfuck_game/ https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/2vlug2/what_is_a_fuck... The Army combines the worst aspects of civilian life back stabbing politics with the most stereotypical portrayals of inefficient and uncaring government bureaucracy. To top it off, what really does set it apart from both the civilian world and normal government is of course a hierarchical rank structure, which shit freely flows downhill towards those who can't stand up to it.

marktangotango 10y ago

Note he's talking specifically about active duty Army, not necessarily any other branch. I can relate a story as an example. I was enlisted in the late 90's and stationed Germany. I had a POV (personal vehicle) that I had to license/register. I had to drive to a neighboring facility to get to the license office. The office was closed, for some stupid reason (they where short staffed, and someone was out sick). The Area Military Police where in the same building, and I (stupidly) stopped a the desk sargeant and complained. I was escorted in to see the MP Sergeant Major, who yelled at me for a while, and took my ration card and confiscated my license plates (for no reason other than he could bully a lower enisted). So this all meant I had to leave my car, and take the train back to my home base. I was late, and got into a lot of trouble for that. Then, I had to beg and finagle to go back and get my car properly licensed a week later, when I was supposed to have already had it done. This all contributed to me getting a reputation as 'shit bag', do nothing low life of a private. You get a lot hell when you have that type of reputation; a lot of 'extra duty' and unfair treatment. Like being ordered to crawl through mud in near freezing weather, with no change of clothes and no oppurtunity to dry off for DAYS. But yeah, normal humans can't comprehend; fuckery. The term "fuck fuck" games from the reddit link is very fitting.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
I was actually a reservist :) And I'm a she not he :D